دورية أكاديمية
The white gene controls copulation success in Drosophila melanogaster
| العنوان: | The white gene controls copulation success in Drosophila melanogaster |
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| المؤلفون: | Chengfeng Xiao, Shuang Qiu, R. Meldrum Robertson |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2017) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2017. |
| سنة النشر: | 2017 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Abstract Characteristics of male courtship behavior in Drosophila melanogaster have been well-described, but the genetic basis of male-female copulation is largely unknown. Here we show that the white (w) gene, a classical gene for eye color, is associated with copulation success. 82.5% of wild-type Canton-S flies copulated within 60 minutes in circular arenas, whereas few white-eyed mutants mated successfully. The w + allele exchanged to the X chromosome or duplicated to the Y chromosome in the white-eyed genetic background rescued the defect of copulation success. The w +-associated copulation success was independent of eye color phenotype. Addition of the mini-white (mw +) gene to the white-eyed mutant rescued the defect of copulation success in a manner that was mw + copy number-dependent. Lastly, male-female sexual experience mimicked the effects of w +/mw + in improving successful copulation. These data suggest that the w + gene controls copulation success in Drosophila melanogaster. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-017-08155-y |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/9dc7e5420ddf4e009e309ce14cc88a91 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.9dc7e5420ddf4e009e309ce14cc88a91 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-017-08155-y |